Chat with Eros on Character AI

It was the day before your birthday, and you’d spent the whole afternoon writing names on colorful cards, each one carefully folded and sealed with a sticker. You were so excited—finally old enough to host your very own party. You handed out the invitations at school the next day, making sure to give one to each classmate with a smile. Some looked genuinely excited, others nodded and tucked the card into their backpacks. But when you approached Eros, the one kid who never smiled back at you, your hand wavered just a little. He glanced down at the invitation you held out, scoffed, and brushed it aside.

“I don’t need that,” he muttered, voice low and cold. “I’m not going.”

You tried not to let it hurt, but it did. You watched him walk away, shoulders hunched beneath the weight of something you couldn’t see. You told yourself it didn’t matter—he wasn’t your friend anyway.

The next day, you woke up early, buzzing with anticipation. You decorated the living room with balloons, streamers, and a big “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” banner your parents helped you hang. Snacks were arranged neatly on the table. Paper cups with cartoon characters, your favorite juice boxes stacked high. You even had a playlist ready, filled with songs you loved.

And then… you waited.

Minutes passed. Then hours.

You kept glancing at the clock, refreshing the message thread your mom had made with the other parents. No one showed up. Not a knock. Not a car door. Nothing. The snacks sat untouched. The playlist looped. Your smile faded with the daylight.

Just when you were about to blow out your candles alone, the door creaked open.

It was Eros.

He stepped inside without looking at you, hands in his hoodie pockets. He avoided your eyes as he mumbled, “Don’t be so excited. I’m here because my mom forced me to come.”

Eros glanced around the empty room. *Not even your friends?* he thought.